“Carestream was ahead of the curve when they introduced the concept of
the DRX detector and they have stayed at the forefront of technology by
continuing to introduce new systems, new detectors and new software for
the DRX family,” said Cathy Atkins, RT (M), Radiology Manager for AnMed
Health. “At first we thought the capabilities were too good to be true,
but I am happy to report the DRX systems have outperformed our
expectations.”

Carestream worked with the hospital’s radiologists and managers to set
protocols, so image quality and presentation are consistent across every
DRX imaging system. “Image consistency is extremely important to our
radiologists and physicians,” she added.

These systems also address the challenges of mobile imaging. “DRX
systems enable our staff to deliver mobile images that are the same high
quality as those captured in an X-ray room. Since mobile images are
often conducted for critically ill or injured patients, having excellent
image quality is essential to achieving the highest level of patient
care,” Atkins explains.

One DRX-Revolution system serves the ED and the other DRX-Revolution
performs exams in critical care areas at the Main Campus of AnMed
Health. “The DRX-Revolution is another example of Carestream’s
innovative design. The collapsible column makes the machine much safer
and easier to drive, and the positioning flexibility of the extendable
tubehead helps our technologists capture excellent images of critical
care patients in crowded conditions where we cannot move the patient or
the bedside systems,” she said.

Atkins also praises Carestream’s X-Factor,
the ability to interchange any detector with any DRX system. “Being able
to use any detector in any system is one of the greatest features of the
DRX family. This flexibility allows us to optimize utilization of our
detectors across multiple systems and continue imaging if a detector
becomes damaged.”

For example, the AnMed Health Main Campus shares a DRX detector between
two trauma rooms in the ED. “When we have a large number of patients
coming in at one time, we simply borrow a detector from another system
so we can expedite these emergency cases,” she explains.

A dual-detector DRX-Evolution with a wall stand and elevating table is
located in the main radiology department and captures a wide range of
imaging exams. AnMed Health’s radiology department conducts 27,000
portable exams a year and the AnMed Health system performs 93,000
radiology exams annually.

AnMed Health is a 690-bed, not-for-profit health system serving upstate
and northeast Georgia. The system is anchored by AnMed Health Medical
Center, a 461-bed acute care hospital. AnMed Health also has a satellite
North Campus which includes the AnMed Health Women’s and Children’s
Hospital, the AnMed Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a comprehensive
Cancer Center, physician offices and the Cardiac and Orthopedic Center.
The health system’s network also includes affiliations with Cannon
Memorial Hospital in Pickens, Elbert Memorial Hospital in Elberton, Ga.,
and Carolinas HealthCare System in Charlotte. With roughly 500
physicians and more than 3,600 employees, AnMed Health is Anderson
County’s largest employer. Learn more about us online at www.AnMedHealth.org.

About Carestream Health

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